(LARGO, FL Jan. 16, 2015) — Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, is getting pumped about savings with its Valpak Wealth and Wellness Sweepstakes, giving consumers the chance to win $2,500 and weekly snack box prizes from Graze.

To help consumers get motivated about wellness and healthy eating, Valpak took an informal look into snacking by asking Facebook readers about snack habits, and here's what they found:

  • Salty fared the best, followed by fresh fruits or vegetables and then sweet stuff!
  • Favorites were apples, peanut butter, popcorn, peanuts.
  • What did they prefer to have chocolate coated? Most preferred nuts, followed by fruit and then pretzels, but also potato chips and ice cream.
  • When it comes to snacking, 30% said they get the munchies around 3 p.m., while 35% say they like to graze throughout the day. (One reader shared she even lost 62 pounds by changing her diet and having smaller meals throughout the day.)
  • Favorite snacks around the office were pretty evenly spaced with veggies, fruit and potato chips/pretzels.
  • The biggest obstacle to getting healthy is lack of time; and second place? Just being plain old lazy.

In addition to registering for the sweepstakes, consumers can also sign up on Valpak.com for a special offer from Graze: a free box of snacks delivered directly to home or office. Graze offers more than 90 unique and tasty snacks that provide a more interesting alternative than a box of granola bars sitting on your desk.

From reinvented sweet treats like the strawberry shortcake with yogurt covered strawberries & raw pistachios, to the savory super kale & edamame, with crispy kale chips and crunchy edamame beans, there's something for every taste palate. With Graze, consumers rate the snacks and the company hand-picks a snack box to send based on their dietary and taste preferences. Varieties include the "nibble box," which includes their entire range of wholesome treats, nutritious snack combinations, rolled-oat granola flapjacks, and even inventive dips & dippers. Also available is "calorie count box" with every snack falling between 50-150 calories.

Discover more about Valpak®
Valpak is at the heart of communities across North America, helping people save, businesses grow and neighborhoods thrive through a network of local franchises in the U.S. and Canada. Valpak marketing consultants live and work in your neighborhood. We know what your customers want (we are them!) and can help you take the guesswork out of advertising with real-world marketing solutions that drive measurable results. From the mailbox to online to mobile devices, Valpak continues to find innovative ways to connect businesses with consumers. Monthly, close to 40 million homes receive our Blue Envelope of savings and traffic on valpak.com and our syndication partner sites exceeds 110 million. Backed by the muscle of Cox Target Media, your local Valpak office has the means and know-how to custom build a marketing campaign that meets your needs and budget. Let us introduce you to the neighborhood. Call Valpak at 1-800-676-6878.

Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North AmericaÕs leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading online source for savings. The company's operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 57 radio stations, eight daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 30 million TV viewers, more than 4 million print and online newspaper readers, and 14 million radio listeners. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.

Contact

Marsha Strickhouser
Valpak
805 Executive Center Drive West, Suite 100
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
727-399-3175 — office
marsha_strickhouser@valpak.com
@marshas19 @valpakcoupons